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Sir Gilbert Owen Stephenson KBE, CB, CMG, DL (13 February 1878 – 27 May 1972) was a British Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy, a pioneer of anti-submarine techniques in World War I, and most famous as an important Naval training commandant during World War II. ==Early life and career== Stephenson was born in London on 13 February 1878. His father was a merchant in the Indian trade. Stephenson joined the Navy aged fourteen in 1892 when he began his training in Dartmouth. As a midshipman he was posted to and . Whilst with the ''Forte'' he was involved in the Punitive Expedition of 1897 in Benin. Following promotion to sub-lieutenant on 15 June 1898, he went first to the First Destroyer Flotilla. In February 1900 he was posted to the , flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, and served on the HMS ''Ocean'' for the voyage to Malta. The following year he was given his first command, the torpedo boat, TB 90.〔 He was promoted lieutenant in June 1900. Stephenson managed to make a strongly favourable impression on Admiral Sir Jackie Fisher, the then Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean. As a result, Stephenson, aged just 23, was given command of the destroyer, . He then took the torpedo course at Royal Naval College, Greenwich and was posted to the staff of , the Royal Navy's torpedo school. This was followed by appointments as torpedo officer aboard the cruisers and . After promotion to lieutenant-commander, he served as First Lieutenant on the battleship . He was promoted commander in 1912.〔
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